Word
Calamus
How many syllables?
3 Syllables
How it's divided?
cal-a-mus
Definition
- n. - The indian cane, a plant of the Palm family. It furnishes
the common rattan. See Rattan, and Dragon's blood.
- n. - A species of Acorus (A. calamus), commonly called calamus,
or sweet flag. The root has a pungent, aromatic taste, and is used in
medicine as a stomachic; the leaves have an aromatic odor, and were
formerly used instead of rushes to strew on floors.
- n. - The horny basal portion of a feather; the barrel or quill.
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